Negatives

So I have kind of a crap attitude today.  On Sunday I had lost 4 pounds.  I was pretty fired up about that.  Well, today I got to my weigh in and 2.6 of those pounds had reappeared.  I was pissed.  Trying to be positive because there is a deficit, I just liked the one on Sunday much more.  So I'm officially down 1.4 lbs.  They say 1-2 lbs per week is a healthy weight loss.  I still liked 4 much better.  Especially since I have been doing this detox thing.  Which brings me to my next gripe…

One of the most frustrating things for me with these little adventures I go on is the different perspectives from the pros.  Now, don't confuse what I'm saying and think I don't want your advice and encouragement because I DO and I NEED IT.  I met with the woman who will be my trainer once a week for the next 5 weeks.  No workout, just a chat to find out what I'm looking for.  Basically, she told me so far I've gone about this wrong; the detox, the workouts I've been doing, I'm not working out at the right time during the day, I'm exercising in zones too high, etc.  It's frustrating because I was following another trainers advice for what I have been doing so far.  I guess I was giving myself a little too much credit.  I felt pretty good about the 60+ miles I logged on that boring bike.  She wants me on a treadmill.  I want me on a treadmill.  I would love to be able to just run, but the problem is it hurts like hell.  I have plantar faciitis in both of my feet.   It is extremely painful and if I irritate it too much I can't walk on it.  In mornings it already is miserable.  If you have ever had this, you will sympathize.  IT SUCKS.  I want to do everything in my power to avoid injury so I can keep this up.  I feel like she wasn't listening.  I'm paying her to listen.  Speaking of paying…

I love my gym.  I think Lifetime Fitness is one of the best facilities out there.  That comes at a price.  $140/month to be exact.  Not cheap.  My trainer didn't think I had made a serious enough investment in the personal training program.  I almost puked.  I asked if she did pro bono work.  She didn't think it was funny. I explained this is all I got.  I'd love to have a full time trainer, but it isn't in my budget.  I have to work for a living so I can't work out every day at the same time.  I can do five 30 minute sessions.  That's it.  I need her to give me "homework" every time we meet that I can do during the week, meet up the next week and reassess.  I know it's their business and how they make money.  But I make money when people finance & lease Toyota's and I certainly didn't try to sell her one.

--End of rant about the cost of this--

On a positive note, my insurance company approved me for a dietician at a regular copay for 26 sessions per year, 10 of which are dietary planning meetings.  I was pretty happy about that.  Now comes the challenge of finding one in my area that is approved and taking new patients.  I plan to spend at least and hour on hold tomorrow trying to sort that out!  Wish me luck!  :)  So I'll check back in next week.  Hoping for a little more progress on the next post.  I know it's only been a week, but I'm impatient.